Q: Is 846,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 846,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 846,508 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 846508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 73 146 223 292 446 892 949 1,898 2,899 3,796 5,798 11,596 16,279 32,558 65,116 211,627 423,254 and 846,508, with no remainder.

Since 846,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,508, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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